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* ShoutOut: Kristaps's sign-off "happiness is mandatory" comes from ''{{TabletopGame/Paranoia}}'', a tabletop RPG that resonates [[{{Dystopia}} thematically]] and [[BlackComedy tonally]] with the podcast.

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* ShoutOut: Kristaps's sign-off "happiness is mandatory" comes from ''{{TabletopGame/Paranoia}}'', a tabletop RPG that resonates [[{{Dystopia}} thematically]] and with the podcast's [[BlackComedy tonally]] with the podcast.tone]] and [[TheDictatorship subject matter]].
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* ShoutOut: Kristaps's sign-off "happiness is mandatory" comes from ''[[TabletopGame/Paranoia]]'', a tabletop RPG that resonates [[Dystopia thematically]] and [[BlackComedy tonally]] with the podcast.

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* ShoutOut: Kristaps's sign-off "happiness is mandatory" comes from ''[[TabletopGame/Paranoia]]'', ''{{TabletopGame/Paranoia}}'', a tabletop RPG that resonates [[Dystopia [[{{Dystopia}} thematically]] and [[BlackComedy tonally]] with the podcast.

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What has shaped current Russia, its government, and its ideologies? The host describes the government of the USSR and the history of Soviet rule, its laws, culture and the everyday life of Soviet citizens. What did they see? How did they get by? What did they go through? And what is left after the collapse of USSR?

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What has shaped current Russia, its government, and its ideologies? The host Each episode describes the government an aspect of the USSR and USSR: the history of Soviet rule, its laws, culture and the everyday life of Soviet citizens. What did they see? How did they get by? What did they go through? And what is left after the collapse of USSR?



* UsefulNotes/SovietUnion: Most of the historical episodes concern the Soviet Union. From the rise of [[DirtyCommunists Communism]] in Russia to its [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell fall]].

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* UsefulNotes/SovietUnion: Most Main/ArchEnemy: Kristaps nemesis is Igor Girkin (the ex-leader of the historical Donbass separatists who started whole mess back in 2014). He's using him as source for lot of war episodes concern the Soviet Union. as someone who has insight to some structures in Russia.
* Main/BreatherEpisode:
From the rise of [[DirtyCommunists Communism]] in Russia time to its [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell fall]].time there is relaxing episode usually with some guest. For example: ''[[https://theeasternborder.lv/podcast/fantastic-buildings-and-where-to-find-them-ft-david-getzen/ Fantastic Buildings and Where to Find Them ft. David Getzin]]''



* UsefulNotes/TheNewRussia: Some episodes also concern Russia [[UsefulNotes/RussiansWithRustingRockets after]] the fall of communism. They explain the mentality of the Russians and their ruling class, the Mafia structure of the state and the [[https://theeasternborder.lv/podcast/war-in-ukraine-russian-fascism/ fascisation]] of society. Kristaps was the first to point out that Vladimir Putin has doppelgangers, which brought unwanted attention to the Russian troll farms owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin.
* Main/BreatherEpisode: From time to time there is relaxing episode usually with some guest. For example: ''[[https://theeasternborder.lv/podcast/fantastic-buildings-and-where-to-find-them-ft-david-getzen/ Fantastic Buildings and Where to Find Them ft. David Getzin]]''
* Main/TheGhost: Kristaps often talks about the editor of his longer episodes. You can only hear her in the mid-rolls of episodes.



* Main/ArchEnemy: Kristaps nemesis is Igor Girkin (the ex-leader of Donbass separatists who started whole mess back in 2014). He's using him as source for lot of war episodes as someone who has insight to some structures in Russia.

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* Main/ArchEnemy: Main/TheGhost: Kristaps nemesis is Igor Girkin (the ex-leader often talks about the editor of Donbass separatists who started whole mess back his longer episodes. You can only hear her in 2014). He's using him as source for lot the mid-rolls of war episodes.
* UsefulNotes/TheNewRussia: Some
episodes as someone who also concern Russia [[UsefulNotes/RussiansWithRustingRockets after]] the fall of communism. They explain the mentality of the Russians and their ruling class, the mafia-like state structure and the [[https://theeasternborder.lv/podcast/war-in-ukraine-russian-fascism/ fascisation]] of society. Kristaps was the first to point out that Vladimir Putin has insight doppelgangers, which brought unwanted attention to some structures the Russian troll farms owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin.
* ShoutOut: Kristaps's sign-off "happiness is mandatory" comes from ''[[TabletopGame/Paranoia]]'', a tabletop RPG that resonates [[Dystopia thematically]] and [[BlackComedy tonally]] with the podcast.
* UsefulNotes/SovietUnion: Most of the historical episodes concern the Soviet Union. From the rise of [[DirtyCommunists Communism]]
in Russia.Russia to its [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell fall]].
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-->-- Signoff at the end of every episode

''[[https://theeasternborder.lv/ The Eastern Border]]'' is a History {{Podcast}} hosted by Kristaps Andrejsons. Started around 2015, the focus of each episode varies but subjects are mostly the Soviet Union and Russia.

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-->-- Signoff Sign-off at the end of every episode

''[[https://theeasternborder.lv/ The Eastern Border]]'' is a History {{Podcast}} hosted by Latvian journalist Kristaps Andrejsons. Started around 2015, the focus of each episode varies but subjects are mostly the Soviet Union and Russia.
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